Dear Friends,
It is with regret that we announce the temporary suspension of our concert schedule until the spring of 2024. Or wonderful, long-time Concert Master and music Director, Johan Louwersheimer has had to step away from his role due to health issues within his family. All members of our Society are joined together in hope and prayer for Johan and his family.
We understand that this may affect the coming Christmas concert plans of our loyal patrons and we sincerely regret any inconvenience.
Our Society is currently searching for a new Music Director and intend to return with concerts of the highest calibre in the coming year.
Again, we sincerely thank you for your continued support.
The Board of Driectors of the Handel Society of Music
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Excerpt from Handel's Messiah performed by the Handel Society of Music Chorus and Orchestra
Excerpt from Handel's Messiah performed by the Handel Society of Music Chorus and Orchestra
Excerpt from Handel's Messiah Concert
Peninsula United Church - Crescent Beach
Surrey, BC
This beautiful oratorio inexplicably is not often performed or recorded. This is likely due to its relatively short length (about 30 minutes) relative to Bach’s great Masterpieces such as the Easter Passions and Christmas oratorio. But it is also easily lost among the 240 Cantatas Bach created. We might call it a partially hidden gem.
This story of Jesus’ ascension into Heaven begins in a grand fashion with trumpets and drums leading the Alto aria Ach bleibe doch . We then hear more recitative by the Evangelist, leading to another aria, this time by the Soprano. And the work incorporates two beautiful chorals, finishing off with the grand style with which it opened.
Bach composed this sacred oratoria in Leipzig in 1731 for a festive church service marking the annual inauguration of a new town council. Bach scored the work in eight movements for four vocal parts and a festive Baroque orchestra. The organ dominates the first movement Sinfonia which Bach derived from a Partita for violin. The full orchestra accompanies the first choral movement and plays with the voices in the closing chorale, while a sequence of three arias alternating with two recitatives is scored intimately.Bach used the music from the choral movement for both the Gratias agimus tibi and Dona nobis pacem of his Mass in B minor. your customers raving about you on social media? Share their great stories to help turn potential customers into loyal ones.
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